Type: | commune |
County: | Maramureș |
Călinești | |
Leader Name: | Petru Nemeș |
Leader Party: | PMP |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 47.7833°N 81°W |
Elevation: | 390 |
Area Total: | 66.12 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 437075 |
Area Code: | +(40) 262 |
Călinești (hu|Felsőkálinfalva or Felsőkálinfalu, yi|קאלינשט|Kalinest) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Călinești, Cornești (hu|Somosfalva), and Văleni (hu|Mikolapatak, yi|וואלען|Valeny).
At the 2002 census, 99.8% of the 3,410 inhabitants were Romanians; 53.9% were Romanian Orthodox, 34.7% Greek-Catholic, 5.9% belonged to "another religion", and 4.5% were Pentecostal. At the 2021 census, Călinești had a population of 3,049; of those, 93.77% were Romanians.[1]